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1986Final results

1986 election for Georgia House District 59

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Mike Barnett (R) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Bob Durden (D) by 33.8 points.

Mike BarnettRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.9%7,648
Bob DurdenDemocrat
33.1%3,780
11,428 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986

Races before and after

EvenR+20.41978R+33.01980R+2.41982R+33.81986R+55.91988R+14.61990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET